"conscription" in Chinese (Simplified)

征兵征召入伍

Definition

政府要求公民在一定时间内服兵役的制度。通常称为强制兵役或征兵制。

“征兵”是正式用语，常在政府、历史或军事语境下出现，对应“自愿应征”相反。常说“强制征兵”、“避免征兵”、“全民征兵”。

Conscription requires young people to join the army for a time.

**征兵**要求年轻人服役一段时间。

Many countries have ended conscription and now use volunteers.

许多国家已经结束了**征兵**，现在以志愿者为主。

During the war, the government introduced conscription.

战争期间，政府实施了**征兵**。

He tried to avoid conscription by continuing his studies.

他试图通过继续学业来避开**征兵**。

Universal conscription was controversial in that country.

全民**征兵**在那个国家备受争议。

My grandfather was called up through conscription when he was eighteen.

我祖父十八岁时因**征兵**被征召入伍。